The Mrs. Clause

Last year around Christmas I posted "Santa Incarnate", discussing what might have happened to Santa if his life had taken a different course.  I wanted to do the same thing for Mrs. Claus this year, but I discovered that not only does Mrs. Claus have no identity other than she's Santa's spouse, she doesn't even have a first name.

Nurse's Note:  I have conflicted feelings about women taking their husband's names when they get married.  It just feels like an antiquated tradition, like how slaves took their masters' last names.  In some cultures, women take their husbands' first AND last names.  The woman's name changes from, "Miss Mary Bernstein" to, "Mrs. Cecil Hughes".   Both her names disappear entirely.

So, I'm giving the woman known only as, "Mrs. Claus" a name.  I like the name, "Claudia".  If she ends up marrying Santa and changing her name, she'll be, "Claudia Claus".

Now that we have that out of the way, here's some of Claudia's possible life paths, if she had not married Santa and been relegated to the kitchen baking tree-shaped cookies.

Ice Skater Claudia

Veterinarian Claudia

Botanist Claudia

Mechanic Claudia

Scientist Claudia

Teacher Claudia

Supermodel Claudia

Artist Claudia

Oh, the possibilities life holds...